Oh My.. I SO wish this was a regular old post. You know, like, hey… this is what happened today. Here’s what I’m eating. What I’m feeling. Yada yada. But alas we are STILL MOVING!
This really is the longest move in the history of moves. And believe me, I should know. I moved at least 20 times over the course of my life. Never again though. I swear, they are going to have to roll my cold, dead, 90 year old body out of this place. Cause I ain’t moving ever again!
Thankfully my in-laws came down to help. It’s because of them the POD is e-m-p-t-y and I am ECSTATIC!!
Here’s the situation right now…
At this point I’m not sure if it looks better then it actually is or looks worse! The Good news is the child at least has a place to sleep. Here’s his new bed and the husband and I’s room as of yesterday. It’s gotten slightly better since then. lol
On the eating front… yea… you don’t want to know. Really, you don’t. Let’s just say we have taken quite a fast food tour. I have NEVER eaten out as much as I have this last week and that includes the 2 months living in the temp apartment. I am craving a home cooked meal like you wouldn’t BELIEVE!
Ugh!
Part of me feels like a kid that got caught smoking. You know the old story where his parents would make him smoke a pack one after another so he’d never smoke again. Well after this I swear I’m not eating out for months. And it’s not about weight loss or getting fat. I just feel bleh, bloated and sluggish all the time. It’s funny becuase this is exactly how I used to eat in college. No wonder why I always felt "fat".
Tomorrow I hope to get to the grocery store and stock up on fresh food. That is IF we have any cash after this money pit. lol That’s one of my favorite movies and it’s exactly how I felt yesterday. There were people all over the house. One person painting. Another carrying boxes. Another hanging a chair rail. There’s just all this activity all the time yet it feels like we are never getting anything done.
However, it does already feel like home. I am so fortunate and so thankful I was able to move to my dream house. It’s perfect. The location is perfect. Yesterday I walked to pick my son up from preschool. We strolled home singing baby bumble bee and exploring pine needles. Today we will take a break and walk to the park. Everything is so close now. The library. The grocery store. Even my gym. Speaking of…. my marathon training has severely suffered. I hope to run tomorrow morning. We’ll see. I’m just not going to worry about it.
Ok. I think I took a sufficient enough break. :) I gotta get to work!
P.S. My inbox is a mess. For all who have shot me a message via facebook or twitter. Thank you! and I may post a pic or two today and tomorrow. Click here to see the few I shot the last couple of days.
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Finally my first Farro idea! I have to say, I love this stuff! It's chewy and yummy and, well, fun! I tossed it with what I could find in my pantry and it made a wonderfully satisfying lunch. Filling but not heavy, tasty and quite nutrient dense. According to NutritionData.com this [...] -
I've seen it mentioned in a few of my clean eating and healthy cook books but honestly, I never even thought of Farro as an option for me. I refuse to shop at specialty stores and I try to use only common products that I can keep in stock and purchase from a typical grocery [...] -
I've never had a tuna melt. Is that weird? I guess that's what happens when you grow up not liking mayonnaise. I never ate tuna salad or egg salad or chicken salad. Honestly, they always kind of grossed me out. Then I realized.. hey.. why does tuna salad have [...] -
I have no idea where this idea came from. I was hungry. It was lunch. I had Brussels Sprouts. That was all the catalyst I needed.:) I decided to use a slice of real bacon to add flavor and little fat that would help sauté the sprouts. I'm trying [...] -
WOW was this good. I mean seriously good. It's not vegetarian so don't start throwing stones. I'm calling it a Garden Vegetable Burger because I use the new Laughing Cow Smooth Sensations Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread. It was this recipe on Allrecipes.com that inspired [...] -
I drink water 99.9% of the time but every so often it just doesn't cut it. I want something else. Something more. Something slightly sweet. Today was one of those days. I decided to make a refreshing drink based on the famous Arnold Palmer, half lemonade and half iced [...] -
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Let me explain so you don't think I'm making a chili recipe and just put it on pizza. I'm calling this vegetarian Chili Pizza because chili is what inspired flavors. I think I told you. Little Bean is really into, well, BEANS! We go through a can about every 2 days. Yesterday [...] -
I've confessed my inability to follow recipes here on GreenLiteBites many, many times. I don't know why it's so hard for me. I can barely follow some of my own and I wrote the darn things! I think most of my problem stems from not having all the ingredients listed and, [...] -
Leftover brown rice and leftover sauce meet in this quick lunch idea inspired by my favorite food of all time: Pizza. I swear I can turn anything into a pizza concoction. Have you seen all my pizza ideas? I've used everything from pumpkin to zucchini, polenta to wontons. Nothing is off [...] -
This isn't a recipe just an idea I had to share. I can't believe how good it was! I've never had grilled pineapple. Can you believe it? I just never really had the desire to grill it before. When you love something raw sometimes it doesn't occur to you to cook it. [...] -
I whipped this up for lunch on a whim today because, well, I have a baby who's obsessed with three things… Cheese, Beans, and Avocado. No, really. Look... It's my go to meal for him so I find myself with beans and avocado readily available. [...] -
You know that tradition 7 Layer Mexican Dip? The one with the cream cheese, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, cheese, green onion and olives? Yea. That's the one. Well I had a craving for it the other day. Well, not exactly for it as I can never make anything the way it's suppose [...] -
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I'm a kitchen sink smoothie maker. Whatever I have on hand goes in the blender and viola! A quick breakfast or a healthy snack. Last year I posted an "Elastic Approach" to how I make smoothies but I still like to share specific combinations that worked really well. This was one [...] -
The other night it was just the kids and I home for dinner and I decided to make what I wanted to make no holds barred. Without The Husband home it's much easier for some reason. Hmmm wonder why? Ok, not here to husband bash.. really.. I'm not! I'm here [...] -
*sigh* I was really hoping to share an awesome turkey burger idea. I had grand plans for my leftover ground turkey. The results was alright but they could have been so much better. I added diced pineapple, red pepper, green pepper, oats and soy sauce to the meat and formed 2 patties. In hindsight I [...] -
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This is a slight reboot of a recipe I posted last year simply called Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili. Staying true to my use-what-I-have-on-hand roots I, well, used what I had on hand and made a similar dish with a spicy twist. Topping the result with avocado added a cool creaminess that [...] -
Did you hear? The Laughing Cow recently launched Smooth Sensations a line of 5 cream cheese spreads. There's Classic Cream, Classic Cream Light, Strawberries & Cream, Garden Vegetable and my favorite… Cinnamon. It's a sweet wedge of creamy goodness! Today I decided to use my new favorite flavor [...] -
Confession time, I recorded a 30 minute video making this with both kids (partally) 2 nights ago. I miss videos. I really do but they seem so much more difficult with 2 children. I'm also having technical difficulties with my video recording and audio syncing making it VERY time consuming to edit. [...] -
A couple of years ago I shared a modified version of Sloppy Joe's I made for a party. Everyone loved it but I've been wanting to try to make something similar for the family on a smaller scale and without the pre-made canned Manwich sauce. I don't particularly have any issues [...] -
Yesterday I was dreaming about a salad. Not just any salad, but a chickpea filled, cucumber, and red onion salad with a fun, tangy dressing. Unfortunately, I had no cucumber or red onion. Well, that's a lie. I had a half of cucumber but it was a mushy mess and [...] -
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Roni started this blog in '05 to journal her weight loss. 70lbs later, she's committed to living a conscious, healthy life and hopes to inspire others along the way. Read more on the about page.
I think it looks great!!! Loving the color in thye guest room and sun rooms!
It takes time to settle in; I know it’s stressful! After moving into the home we built, I said the same “never moving again” thing! It’ll all come together soon enough! Hang in there!!
looks great! You will get to that better place soon…!
Love the windows & color in the great room..kitchen is awesome..it will get done,,enjoy the insanity! HAHA
Looks like a beautiful house!! Hope things settle down for you soon :)
Things will settle down soon. Sounds like you new house will be perfect. Thanks for sharing the pictures. If I could send you a box of healthy food and snacks I would. You’ll get right back on track with eating and exercising. Enjoy your new home!
PS I am totally jealous of your double oven!
Your home looks and sounds beautiful! And if you can make it through the chaos of a move complete with painting and appliance purchases, you can make it through anything. You’re just christening the place! :) Congrats on your beautiful home!
Glad for the post! Moving is one of those things that is fun, but not fun. I applaud you for getting the painting done NOW rather than moving in and then doing it. That’s what we need. Needless to say, we closed on October 14, 2008 and the walls STILL aren’t painted. lmao.
I feel your pain on moving and never wanting to do it again. Alas I have to do it every few years for job. I’ve learned to become uber efficient in packing and unpacking. It took me 6 months to unpack here but that included having major back surgery.
I giggled at your comparison to the kid getting caught smoking. I totally felt like that this week when we had to eat out all week for business trip. I was not enjoying it because we didn’t have time to sit down and ieat so it was all on the run. I did my best to make decent choices but it still sat like a pit in my stomach from all the airport and airline food yesterday. So i’m just lounging in sweats on the couch making a healthy grocery list to go shopping with Hunni.
It will be over and the “money pit” will turn into home sweet home. BTW I love that movie too :-)
Glad to see you are still here! I have missed you, but I understand you are going through a colassal event! Good luck and glad to have you back.
What a beautiful house! Gorgeous windows! Glad to hearing your move went well so far.
Wow Roni, simply beautiful!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your paint color choices! My fave is the color in the family room. What color is it?
I LOOOOOOVE your blog! It’s so inspirational!
Congrats on your new home, it’s lovely :)
Beautiful home Roni!!! So happy for you –try to enjoy it, it looks like your little guy is having a blast!
Talk soon,
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Love the look of the top picture (dining room)….congrats on the move. I have to agree…after building a house as well and moving in…I will never move again. Enjoy all the room and the very nice kitchen! Can’t wait for the new videos from the new kitchen!
That is great everything is so close to your new home. Will the little guys new school also be close when he is in 1st grade?….nice having a grocery store close as well.
i love the color in your family room!! Looking great!! can not wait for the first video post in your kitchen – i am eagerly anticipating it!
Your new home looks great! LOVE that orange color – it’s so pretty! I think you need to do a little video for us giving us a tour when you are all settled in :) I think having to eat all that fast food will just make it all that much easier for you to get back on track now. You’ve had it -you know how it tastes, makes you feel, (and of course COSTS! :) ) so now you can go back to what you know is better and enjoy it! :)
I’ve moved a bunch too, and there is nothing as satisfying as finally being settled in the new house! Every time we move we SWEAR it’s the last time, but generally 3 – 5 years later, here we go again!
Congratulations.
Your new home looks awesome, Roni!!! I’m so happy for you!!